Commentary: The epidemiology of neurodevelopmental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa - Moving forward to understand the health and psychosocial needs of children, families, and communities

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 689-690

  Kauchali, Shuaib ^a,b   Davidson, Leslie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCHOOL; SCREENING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745608725     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl090     Document Type: Note

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